Police to submit report on Zakir Naik by weekend: Official

July 13, 2016

Mumbai police will submit its report on controversial Islamic preacher Dr Zakir Naik to the state government before the commencement of the monsoon session of Maharashtra Legislature next week, a top Home Department official today said.

"Contrary to media reports, Zakir Naik has not been given any clean chit by the Mumbai police. All angles are being probed and a report will be submitted to the government before the Monsoon session of the state Legislature (commencing on July 18)," a senior government official told PTI, requesting anonymity.

Naik, who is now abroad, will be interacting with media via Skype tomorrow, for which arrangements had been made in a small hall in South Mumbai, with th